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It's not just frameworks either - the choice of languages we have today beats the crappy BASIC we had then, or the assembly language tools we had.

Enter Blazin' Forth for C64: Disk-based Forth system, rather fast, with incremental compiler for interactive development, assembly integration... The author was giving it away in the 80's. The fact that the Micro-Soft (;-)) BASIC V2.0 was a piece of crap and that batch assembly tools were useless does not mean that there was no better solution.

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I had a C64 as a child, and I too remember games loading from tape with flashing screens/screen borders.

I had good memories of the C64 too =)
I was curious about those colorful borders and what purpose they served if any.
I guess it was just for eye candy after all.

Hmm, on further reading it doesn't look like it is enough. Sure, you can enter equations algebraicly but no support for any kind of advanced notation.

Others have suggested some alternatives: Drawing the equations using one of the free tools for the Palm that exports image files, but then you'd have to re-enter the equation in another program for printed output or so it would be legible. Assorted portables that run software you want, whether it be a laptop running maths software or something that let you enter the equations (LaTex, MS Equation thingie, etc)

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Either you're trolling, or you don't understand what's being referred to as "speech." The copyright infringement is not being called speech, and never will. We're talking about the actual source code to programs like Napster or DeCSS that big corporations don't like--they can be used illegally, but the programs themselves do nothing illegal. And studying and displaying the code to, say, DeCSS should not be illegal.

But I think that was just a troll.

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DeCSS source could not possibly be ruled as copyright infringement. Jon Johanssen holds the copyright to that code, which he released under the GPL. There are no copyrighted materials of anybody else in the code, and that is not the issue.

The MPAA is arguing that this code is an illegal circumvention device that illegally breaks their trade secret (CSS) and was developed to pirate all their stuff and give it away for free. All bullshit, but that's their position. The only stuff in that code that is used by the MPAA are the static data structs, and you cannot copyright a number. Copyright infrngement would have to be ruled ona case-by-case basis, since their are many legitemate uses of this program.

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What needs to come along is a channel clued in enought to realize Anime aren't cartoons, and are being targeted to adults just as much as kids. If they had the attitude that "this show is meant for young adults and their parents, not little children," then things would be way better.

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I think it's more of a case of people thinking Animated == for children. If it's a kids show, I would agree with the censoring--but most times its not, and trying to hack up the show in order for it to be suitable for kids is just wrong. Anime accounts for over 55% of television in Japan; it's not just for kids.

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No, this statement is true. Cable connections are broadcast ethernet, which means everyone on a switch shares bandwidth. DSL is point-to-point, which means you have a direct line to the ISP and you get no more or less bandwidth than they give you. It's constant. The only thing that would cause a slowdown would be massive failure on their end, which is always possible but not very likely.

Plus, let's not overlook the best advantage of DSL. This is litterally what someone said to me when I inquired about running a server off it: "As far as servers... we don't care, do what you want. In fact, if you get your own DNS we can set it up to reverse to whatever you want." That is why DSL rules. The Cable services act like the freaking Gestapo when they find a server port active on your box.

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Umm... that fsck'ing paperclip and Microsoft Bob.

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A Finding of Fact is just that--opinion doesn't enter into it. The Findings of Law could be construed as his opinion, but that's not what we're talking about here.

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OT--normally I would find that funny. Today I find that fricking hilarious because it is running on Win2k!

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Not genetic engineering per se. But using this to create "perfect children" would be eugenics, which would be the same thing the Nazis were attempting. Only this time, we would be using genetic engineering to create a master race instead of killing off everyone else.

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...so in turn you go and call anyone who happens to disagree with you on this point an idiot? It should be noted he also supports capital punishment. Believing in the freedom to own guns, and also believing you should be held accountable for your actions is a good balance, IMO. I think you're being too judgemental without even knowing the guy.

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Perhaps, but stick him in a room with a bunch of suits and he'll be labeled a nut in under a minute. ESR can negotiate with suits, he's done it before. That is a large part of what he does, introduce open source to the unknowing. Let's face it, RMS is diametrically opposed to the ideals the USPTO operates on. How, then, could he possibly fit in well enough to influence how they handle things? A lot of minds need to be changed before the system can be fixed, and RMS' stance on patents isn't going to help very much.

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I've never heard anyone say Linux is a viable alternative as a desktop OS, just that it will be. And it is a viable alternative, a better alternative in many circumstances, as a server-- but that's not where MS has a monopoly.

And even though there are alternatives, that does not mean one can not be a monopoly. They have monopoly power, and that's all that matters.

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Yes, we know this. All that means is it's not the operating system that's at fault, it's the idiots running the servers. I think that's relelvent, since they're expecting us to trust them with our files. Not only that, but it's going to take a lot of software from Microsoft to do this, so there's major possibilities for screwups on both ends.

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Do you think the drop in Linux stock prices were in any way a surprise? I think we were all expecting them. It isn't that big a deal, we were all expecting it, so if the stories weren't intesting why post them?

And whether or not you may like anime, that was one of the longest discussions I've been in in quite some time. Obviously there's a healthy bit of interest in anime on Slashdot, so there's nothing innappropriate in posting something about it.

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Um, well, yeah. That's just it, though. Everyone treats animated movies like cartoons. Ghost in the Shell was never intended for children, it was targeted to pretty much the same audience as The Matrix. I've seen some of the actors talk about Titan AE, and they seemed to be intending this movie for an older crowd as well. And on that level, Ghost in the Shell would win hands-down. Yes, the artwork is better in Titan AE, but, c'mon, Ghost in the Shell was made in 1994!

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Yes, it would. However, Indrema intends to do so much more than gaming with this. They are talking about playing DVDs, and mp3s with this. They are even planning to implement a Tivo-ish ability to pause and buffer live television. So, the Linux kernel will deffinately not just be overhead.

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I know that they are. Didn't you see the part about planned dvd and mp3 support, with Tivo-ish capabilities added later on? This will be a total set-top box, not just a gaming platform.

The best part is, if Indrema tanks, you can always use it as a not-so-thin client ;) It was built with commodity hardware and was specifically designed for Linux, so loading Slackware or Debian or whatever on it would be no big deal.

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I dunno about Windows 2000, as I've never been able to keep it up long enough to do anything useful. Then again, I was running a beta. And a $400 pricetag for a fricking license is rediculous, so I won't be playing around with it anytime soon.

My point is, MS does not stress the command line very much. And Microsoft's command lines have always sucked. I'll never go back to dos after becoming acquainted with bash. Whatever merits Win2K may have... defending Microsoft's command lines is a lost cause.

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Coming from a Windows user to a Linux user, that was truly funny. Thanks for the chuckle :)

No other OS allows the level of flexibility with explorer - without having to go and change source (ick).

Maybe because no other OS has explorer? That's okay. We don't miss it. And while you may have an aversion to source code, it affords you about a million times more configurability than even the Windows registry. Unfortunately, that is an ability Microsoft doesn't allow you to have.

why does microsoft still sell a resource kit for windows 2000, and include an integrated telnet server with windows 2000? Get a clue next time.

So what? MacOS includes a rudimentary command line too. Is it useful? No. Can you effectively administer a machine using nothing but a command line? No, and that was my point. What command line NT 5 has is basically patched on. If integrating the GUI into the kernel isn't trying to phase out command lines, I don't know what is. And that is a big mistake, no GUI can fully replace a command line.

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